Pretoria, 13 July 2024 - South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, has published an article in the prestigious online platform "The African" on the principles and priorities of South Africa's foreign policy under a Government of National Unity. In the article, he made special mention of Cuba and its just struggle against the blockade.
"The illegal blockade continues to make it impossible for Cubans to access the necessary food, medicine, and fuel that they need, and despite their deprivation, Cubans have not been brought to their knees and will never capitulate to foreign pressure and dictates," he stressed.
He also referred to the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, when he quoted his words: “We must unite today to build the tomorrow we yearn for, to vindicate the always excluded, and to rescue faith in humanity.”
The Deputy Foreign Minister emphasised that South Africans have always supported their Cuban brothers and sisters in their struggle for justice and the right to their own political system and development model, and pointed out that until Cuba is freed from the stranglehold of suffocating sanctions, South Africa will continue to support their just cause in every way possible.
(Cuban Embassy in South Africa)